Meaning of deposit in English

deposit

verb

/dɪˈpɒz.ɪt/ us

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deposit verb (LEAVE)

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[ T usually + adv/prep ]

to leave something somewhere:

The flood waters fell, depositing mud over the whole area.

The bus deposited me miles from anywhere.

The cuckoo deposits her eggs in other birds' nests.

I deposited my luggage in a locker at the station.

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Placing and positioning an object

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deposit verb (MONEY)

C1 [ T ]

to put something valuable, especially money, in a bank or safe (= strong box or cupboard with locks):

There's a night safe outside the bank, so you can deposit money whenever you wish.

deposit something in something I deposited £500 in my account this morning.

[ T ]

to pay someone an amount of money when you agree to pay for or buy something, either as part of the total payment, or as an amount that will be returned to you later, if you keep the agreed arrangement:

You deposit 20 percent now and pay the rest when the car is delivered.

deposit something with someone When we moved in, we had to deposit $1,000 with the landlord in case we broke any of his things.

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Saving money

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Paying money

deposit

noun

/dɪˈpɒz.ɪt/ us

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deposit noun (LAYER)

C2 [ C or U ]

a substance or layer that is left, usually after a liquid is removed:

Decant the wine carefully, so that you leave the deposit in the bottom of the bottle.

In hard-water areas, a chalky deposit often forms in pipes and kettles.

deposit of The flood left a thick deposit of mud over the entire ground floor of the house.

C2 [ C ] geology specialized

a layer that has formed under the ground, especially over a long period:

mineral/oil/coal deposits

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Things remaining

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deposit noun (MONEY)

C1 [ C ]

a payment, especially into a bank account:

deposit of To enter the country, they have to show bank statements with deposits of at least $2,500.

make a deposit To open an account, you need to make a minimum deposit of $500.

She had made a deposit into the campaign bank account.

B1 [ C ]

an amount of money that you pay as the first part of the total payment for something:

deposit on Their parents wanted them to use the money for a deposit on a flat.

deposit of A deposit of 25% is required to secure the deal.

pay a deposit We paid a deposit of £5,000 on the house, and paid the balance four weeks later.

leave something as a deposit The shop assistant says if I leave £10 as a deposit, they'll keep the dress for me.

put a deposit on something I put a £500 deposit on a car at my local showroom.

put down a deposit They asked us to put down a deposit.

C1 [ C ]

an amount of money that you pay when you rent something, and is returned to you when you return the thing you have rented:

refundable deposit It costs $2,000 a week to rent the yacht, with a $200 refundable deposit.

returnable deposit We always take one month's rent as a returnable deposit.

deposit of There's a 10p deposit/deposit of 10p on the bottle, which you get back when you return the empty bottle.

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Investing money

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Idiom

on deposit

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deposit | American Dictionary

deposit

noun [ C ]

/dɪˈpɑz·ɪt/

deposit noun [C] (MONEY)

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an amount of money paid into an account:

She made a large deposit last Thursday.

A deposit is also a sum of money that is given in advance as part of a total payment for something:

Will you get your deposit back if you cancel the trip?

A deposit is also an additional sum of money that you pay when you rent something to make sure you return the item or to pay for repairs:

The apartment rents for $1200 a month, and we want one month’s rent for a deposit.

A deposit is also an amount paid in addition to the cost of something to make sure you bring its container back when you have used it:

a bottle deposit

deposit noun [C] (LAYER)

a layer of a substance:

The flood left a thick deposit of mud on the floor.

The region has lots of gas and coal deposits.

deposit

verb

/dɪˈpɑz·ət/

deposit verb (MONEY)

[ T ]

to put money in a bank:

I deposited $500 in my savings account last week.

deposit verb (LEAVE)

[ T always + adv/prep ]

to leave something somewhere:

The cat deposited a dead mouse at my door.

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deposit | Business English

deposit

noun

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[ C ] BANKING

an amount of money that someone pays into a bank account:

Using the cash machine I can make a deposit at any time of the day.

have/keep/hold money on deposit Rather than hold money on deposit, you should pay off your debts.

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withdrawal

[ C ] COMMERCE, PROPERTY

a part of the cost of something such as a product or property that a buyer pays to a seller so that it will not be sold to anyone else:

make/pay/put down a deposit (on sth) Many families put down a deposit for their summer holidays as early as January.

a €50/$100, etc. deposit

ask for/request a deposit Normally someone selling a house would ask for a deposit of at least 5%.

non-refundable deposit

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down payment

deposits

[ plural ] BANKING, ECONOMICS

the total amount of money that has been paid into a particular bank, or into the banks in a particular place:

The bank now has more than 1m account holders and deposits of around £1.7bn.

The government closed banks for a week, trying to prevent a run on deposits.

[ C ] PROPERTY

an amount of money that someone renting a property pays to the owner of the property, which they get back when they leave only if they have not caused any damage:

ask for/require a deposit Landlords will usually require a deposit.

lose a deposit I once lost a deposit on a flat when I knocked something over and stained the carpet.

Examples of deposit

deposit

A stepped aluminum layer was then deposited on the rear side.

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We can overcoat these thermally stable mandrels with plasma polymer, vapor deposited polyimide, or sputtered beryllium with unparalleled wall thickness and composition control.

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Therefore, judgements of vertical relations between different fissure deposits within a locality and without intrinsic dating evidence are subject to considerable scepticism.

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Because of lack of exposures, it is unclear whether the lower fine-grained deposits also have a lenticular outline.

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Subsiding reservoirs held water for short periods, allowing suspended particles to deposit themselves at the bottom of the reservoir.

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There is little vertical facies differentiation through these clinobeds which have formed from a continuous amalgamation of deposits.

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Examination of ceramic data suggests that the contents of the pit were deposited in a single dumping episode or a series of rapid episodes.

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In cell cultures, tropoelastin expression is generally low, and ordered elastic fibres are not often deposited.

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A glass substrate was kept parallel to and 14.5 mm away from the thin film to deposit atomic beams for the topographical analysis.

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This may be ascribed to the sample being a thin deposit.

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Approximately one-third of the extant deposit was excavated (1.25 m3), resulting in the recovery of 170.6 kg of workshop debris, totaling millions of flakes.

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Some, perhaps most, of those deposited in tombs, were complete, purposeful depositions, in the approximate positions and with the associations in which they were recovered.

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Four groups of four sheep were formed, depending upon the average number of eggs deposited per gram of faeces after the prepatent period.

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Most depend on means of depositing films and of masking and etching.

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Located in a deposit close to the base of this pit, secondary refuse filled the remainder of the pit above.

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Collocations with deposit

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alluvial deposit

Barisal is an alluvial deposit, but the date of its formation is not known.

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archaeological deposit

If there is good evidence that archaeological deposits are undisturbed, associated uncarbonized seeds are probably the result of natural downward-migration processes.

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calcium deposits

After oocyte isolation from the follicle, calcium deposits are quickly depleted, and their replenishment occurs gradually during in vitro culture of the oocytes.

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Translations of deposit

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留下, 存放, 錢…

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留下, 存放, 钱…

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depositar, ingresar, dejar una fianza de…

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depositar, colocar, depósito…

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जमा करणे, अनामत रक्कम जमा करणे, थर…

頭金, 預金, 保証金…

kaparo, peşinat, bankaya yatırılan para…

acompte [masculine], caution [feminine], dépôt [masculine]…

paga i senyal, ingrés, fiança…

neerzetten, storten, storting…

மதிப்புமிக்க ஒன்றை, குறிப்பாக பணத்தை, வங்கி அல்லது பாதுகாப்பாக வைக்க (பலமான பெட்டி அல்லது பூட்டுகளுடன் கூடிய அலமாரி)…

बैंक या तिजोरी में पैसे जैसी किसी चीज़ को जमा करना, पेशगी, जमानत…

જમા કરવું, અનામત, થર જામવો…

anbringe, placere, deponere…

lägga (ställa, sätta) ner, sätta in…

meletakkan, menyimpan, cengkeram…

absetzen, einzahlen, die Einzahlung…

forskudd [neuter], håndpenger [masculine, plural]…

(رقم) رکھنا, جمع کرانا, امانت رکھنا…

покласти, покласти в банк, вклад у банк…

విలువైనదాన్ని, ముఖ్యంగా డబ్బును బ్యాంకులో లేక సురక్షితంగా ఉంచడం, ఏదైనా చెల్లించడానికి లేక కొనడానికి మీరు ఆ వ్యక్తితో ఒప్పందం కుదుర్చుకున్నప్పుడు ఎవరికైనా డబ్బు చెల్లించడం…

জমা করা, জমা দেওয়া, তলানি…

položit, uložit, vklad…

menaruh, menyimpan, deposito…

วางไว้, ฝาก, การฝากเงิน…

đặt, gửi tiền vào ngân hàng, khoản tiền gửi vào tài khoản…

zaliczka, zadatek, wpłata…